Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
NameLAUNER, Emma Maria Lydia 
Birth1 Jun 1894, SA59760
Death1973, SA4188 Age: 78
FatherLAUNER, Fredrich Wilhelm Gustav (1862-1906)
MotherSCHMIDT, Lydia (1870-1954)
Marriage
The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Wed 9 Oct 1912 59758
FOR THE SAKE OF HER CHILD.
In the Criminal Court on Tuesday (be
fore Mr. Acting Justice Buchanan), Emma
Maria Lydia Launer, a young woman, was
charged with having, on July 12. at Ro-
bertstown, wilfully made false statements
to a registrar of births and deaths, in
that she said the surname of her child
was Schmidt, and that the year of the pa-
rents' marriage was 1912. Mr. H. A. Shier-
law prosecuted, and Mr. Angas Parsons
defended accused, who denied the offence.
William Roberts, storekeeper, of Ro-
bertstown, stated that he was an assis-
tant registrar for births and deaths. Ac-
cused and her mother entered his shop,
and explained that they wanted to register
a birth. The young girl told him that the
child was born on June 1, 1912, at Aber-
deen; the father was Michael Benjamin
Schmidt, and they were married in May,
1912. Witness wrote those particulars on
the certificate, which defendant signed.
Witness acknowledged that four words had
been added to the document since he had
parted with it. He did not know the
handwriting.
To Mr. Parsons— Robertstown is named
after my father.- It has 20 houses, an
hotel, and three churches. (Laughter.)
Detective Fraser stated that he inter-
viewed the girl who acknowledged that
her name was Launer. Witness said,
'Then you are not married.' She
answered, 'No; people thought that we
were.'
M.C. Dow admitted that he added the
words 'at the residence of Mrs. Allen' to
the certificate. At the Police Court ac-
cused made a statement in which she said.
'I did not do it wilfully. I don't know
what 'unlawfully' means.'
Mrs. Bertha Mary Allen, of Burra. and
Ernest Alfred S. Thomas, deputy registrar
of birth and deaths at Unley, also gave evi-
dence.
Mr. Parsons said the document was not,
carefully prepared, and contained some
thing that was extraneous. The law was
that a person was entitled to call herself
any name he or she chose. Defendant had
called herself Schmidt for the sake of her
child, as everybody thought she was mar-
ried.
After half an hour's retirement the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty, and the
accused was discharged.
FOR THE SAKE OF HER CHILD.
In the Criminal Court on Tuesday (be
fore Mr. Acting Justice Buchanan), Emma
Maria Lydia Launer, a young woman, was
charged with having, on July 12. at Ro-
bertstown, wilfully made false statements
to a registrar of births and deaths, in
that she said the surname of her child
was Schmidt, and that the year of the pa-
rents' marriage was 1912. Mr. H. A. Shier-
law prosecuted, and Mr. Angas Parsons
defended accused, who denied the offence.
William Roberts, storekeeper, of Ro-
bertstown, stated that he was an assis-
tant registrar for births and deaths. Ac-
cused and her mother entered his shop,
and explained that they wanted to register
a birth. The young girl told him that the
child was born on June 1, 1912, at Aber-
deen; the father was Michael Benjamin
Schmidt, and they were married in May,
1912. Witness wrote those particulars on
the certificate, which defendant signed.
Witness acknowledged that four words had
been added to the document since he had
parted with it. He did not know the
handwriting.
To Mr. Parsons— Robertstown is named
after my father.- It has 20 houses, an
hotel, and three churches. (Laughter.)
Detective Fraser stated that he inter-
viewed the girl who acknowledged that
her name was Launer. Witness said,
'Then you are not married.' She
answered, 'No; people thought that we
were.'
M.C. Dow admitted that he added the
words 'at the residence of Mrs. Allen' to
the certificate. At the Police Court ac-
cused made a statement in which she said.
'I did not do it wilfully. I don't know
what 'unlawfully' means.'
Mrs. Bertha Mary Allen, of Burra. and
Ernest Alfred S. Thomas, deputy registrar
of birth and deaths at Unley, also gave evi-
dence.
Mr. Parsons said the document was not,
carefully prepared, and contained some
thing that was extraneous. The law was
that a person was entitled to call herself
any name he or she chose. Defendant had
called herself Schmidt for the sake of her
child, as everybody thought she was mar-
ried.
After half an hour's retirement the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty, and the
accused was discharged.
Spouses
ChildrenIvy Eileen (1912-)
Death1968, SA74226
ChildrenNorman John (1914-)
Ruby Nita (1916-1986)
Laurence Micheal (1918-)
Lewis Andrew (Twin) (1923-)
Ivy Emma (Twin) (1923-)